After a decade of impressive growth rates, Chile began to experience a moderate economic downturn in 1999, brought on by unfavorable global economic conditions related to the Asian financial crisis, which began in 1997.

After passing the Statute of Rhuddlan which restricted Welsh laws, King Edward's ring of impressive stone castles assisted the domination of Wales, and he crowned his conquest by giving the title Prince of Wales to his son and heir in 1301.

After an impressive spring training, Yankees manager Casey Stengel decided to promote Mantle to the majors as a right fielder instead of sending him to the minors.

After an impressive underdog triumph in making the playoffs in 2010, and Coach Sacco finishing third in Jack Adams Trophy voting, the Avs failed to qualify for the playoffs in 2011.

After an impressive display on the part of both Odin and Vafthrudnir, the giant was eventually defeated by a quite unanswerable question, when the god asked the giant what he had whispered to his dead son Balder before he life the pyre on which he lay.

After the start of the American Civil War six companies of infantrymen and cavalrymen ( an impressive number considering the population of the area at the time ) came from Eufaula and its encompassing county, Barbour County.

After the American Civil War, a number of Jewish immigrants escaping religious persecution in Germany arrived and made important contributions to commerce in the lean years, providing credit when the banks failed, building impressive Victorian homes like the Wolf-Schlessinger House, now operated as the St. Francisville Inn B & B.

After purchasing Lismore he made it his principal seat and transformed it into a magnificent residence with impressive gabled ranges each side of the courtyard.

After the war, in 1946, she returned to her home in France, where she composed orchestral and chamber music, plus numerous other works including the ballets Paris-Magie ( with Lise Delarme ) and Parisiana ( for the Royal Ballet of Copenhaugen ), the operas Il était un petit navire ( with Henri Jeanson ), Dolores, La petite sirène ( with Philip Soupault, based on Hans Christian Andersen's story " The Little Mermaid ") and Le maître ( to a libretto by Ionesco ), the musical comedy Parfums, the Concerto des vaines paroles, for baritone voice, piano and orchestra, the Concerto for Soprano and Orchestra, the Concertino for Flute, Piano and Orchestra, the Second Piano Concerto, the Concerto for Two Guitars and Orchestra, her Second Sonata for Violin and Piano, the Sonata for Harp, as well as an impressive number of film and television scores.

After a three week siege, Rupert took the powerful fortress of La Bassée through quiet negotiations with the enemy commander — an impressive accomplishment, and one that won him favour in French court circles.

After another album, she starred an impressive run of 13 shows at the Luis A. Ferré Performing Arts Center of San Juan, following Yolandita Monge's record of 12 consecutive shows.

After the promotion to Tippeligaen, Molde recorded a 5-1 win against Vålerenga on the last day of Moldejazz 2008, as well as eliminating Brann from the cup with an impressive 8-0 win at home four days later.

After performing poorly in the final of a 1969 young footballers ' competition, Michel Platini attracted attention at 16 years of age in a Coupe Gambardella tournament match with an impressive display for Jœuf juniors against a Metz junior side.

After a small but impressive role in Saratoga ( 1937 ), Clark Gable recommended O ' Keefe to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, which signed him to a contract in 1937 and renamed him Dennis O ' Keefe.

After an inconsistent first half to the season, an impressive run of form followed and the club eventually made the play-offs, despite earlier expectations.

After these victories Corvus returned to Rome to celebrate his second triumph, reportedly the most impressive that the Romans had yet witnessed up to that time.

After making impressive progress he purchased a Cooper-Climax, subsequently being chosen for the New Zealand Driver to Europe program.

After some impressive performances there, it was his old boss Jack Brabham who gave Hulme the call and he joined the Australian legend's F2 team.

After comfortably leading his team to an impressive 51 – 17 record and storming through the playoffs, Mikan's team played the 1950 NBA Finals against the Syracuse Nationals.

After defeat in the 2003 and 2007 finals, it was third time lucky for the English team who ground out an impressive win over Worcester Warriors at Kingsholm.

After struggling early in the season, his impressive play later on made him a finalist for the Vezina Trophy for the third straight year, and helped lead the Devils to a surprising comeback in the last two months of the season that resulted in them winning the Atlantic Division in the final game of the year.

After the earthquake of 1851, the cathedral was damaged and the impressive restoration work continued a expansion of the Latin cross, which rebuilt the facade in local tuff with three portals, each corresponding to the aisles, in turn supplemented by eight.

After an impressive start to the season, results steadily declined ; Andy Scott was subsequently sacked on 19 March 2012 after a defeat to Oxford left the Millers with all but a very slim chance of reaching the Play Offs.

After a string of impressive stoppage victories following a dominant 10-round decision over American ' gatekeeper '/' journeyman ' Randy Smith, Eubank captured the WBC International title in 1990 against the useful Hugo Corti.

After an impressive run of results, which saw Liverpool rise to 6th on the table, Dalglish was appointed the full-time manager of Liverpool, on a three year contract.

After missing the preseason, Manning was ruled out for the Colts opening game in Houston and eventually the entire 2011 season.

On March 23, the Saints announced that the team's two 2006 preseason games were to be played at Shreveport, Louisiana and Jackson, Mississippi. After a $ 185 million renovation of the historic stadium, on April 6 the Saints released their 2006 schedule, with all home games scheduled to be played at the Superdome.

After a test run in preseason games, this idea was scrapped.

After playing in three preseason games, he underwent surgery to correct the hernia and would not appear during the regular season until mid-December, to which he lasted a month before attempting to make another comeback in February and early March, however he only played sporadically.

After four preseason games, he was slated to be cut, but was instead traded to the expansion Seattle Seahawks for a 1977 eighth-round pick.

After three preseason games, the Baltimore Claws were shut down by the league due to financial problems and unpaid bills.

After an impressive preseason, the Rangers signed Fedotenko to a one-year $ 1 million deal on October 4, 2010.

After a 5-9 season in 1977, the 49ers released him during the 1978 preseason.

After appearing in just two preseason games and remaining inactive throughout the opening months of the regular season, he was waived by the Grizzlies on December 19, 2008.

After graduating high school, Neidhart pursued a career in the National Football League, where he may have played briefly for the Oakland Raiders and Dallas Cowboys in practices and preseason games.

After Buckhalter was again injured during the 2004 preseason, Levens was signed by the Eagles as a free agent.

After a highly successful season in 1997, Sehorn suffered a debilitating knee injury, tearing both his anterior cruciate and medial collateral ligaments, returning the opening kickoff in the 1998 preseason game against the New York Jets.

After a brief preseason in Florida playing against weaker college sides, the Islanders started the 2008 season with a 1: 0 defeat against Portland, the club had a slow start with a record of 1 victory, 2 ties and 3 losses in its first 6 games, but by the end of July the Islanders where on a 5 game victory streak that would lay the foundation for the their first Commissioner's Cup run.

After seeing even less time in 2005 due to a bad midseason injury, he was released in during the 2006 preseason.

After going 1-for-1 on extra points and not attempting a field goal in the preseason, he was waived on August 22, 2000.

After spending the 2003 preseason with Carolina, Graham was waived on August 31.

After observing Leftwich's and Garrard's performances throughout the 2007 preseason, in the week preceding the first regular season game of 2007 Del Rio named Garrard the team's starter and declared that Leftwich would be either cut or traded.

After leading the NFL in rushing during the preseason with 234 yards on a 5. 1 average, he made the team out of training camp.

After the 2006 World Cup, he was invited by French Ligue 1 Championnat club Rennes for a trial but could not meet the deadline for the summer registration. He had trials also with Hamburger SV and Djurgarden in January 2006 following preseason in South Africa. In his first attempt to move outside Ghana he signed a pre-contract for IFK Mariehamn in Finland but with Kotoko asking for more money was never eligible to play for them. In the 2006 / 07 season he joined Israeli side Hapoel Nazareth and later on came close to sign for Danish side Randers FC but eventually signed in October 2007 a two year contract with Swedish Allsvenskan club Gefle IF under manager Per Olsson. When his contract ended and despite interest from 2nd division Bundesliga club he renew for 1 more year with Gefle IF. Finally the season 2012-2013 destiny brought him back in Stockholm and signed for historic club Djurgårdens IF.

After an unsuccessful tryout with the New Orleans Saints during the 2002 preseason, Reed joined the Pittsburgh Steelers as a free agent during the regular season.

After attending Canucks training camp and playing in five preseason games, Kesler was cut by the Canucks and sent to their American Hockey League ( AHL ) affiliate, the Manitoba Moose.

After a come-from-behind road win over South Carolina and a 45 – 16 thumping of a top ten LSU team, Georgia appeared to be living up to preseason expectations.

After a battle in the preseason with Derek Anderson and rookie Brady Quinn, Frye won the starting quarterback job for the 2007 season.

After an ankle injury forced him to miss the first preseason game, Rogers played in his first game on August 19, a preseason loss to the Cincinnati Bengals.